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Sheldon Hill

Sheldon Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Sheldon Hill rises to 189 m in New York. Hilltop stands 862 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Innisfree Garden, a garden 0.4 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34832219, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
189 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.75593, -73.74374

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
  • Taconic Hereford Multiple Use Area: 1.6 mi
  • Whortekill Rod & Gun Club: 7.7 mi
  • Winnakee Nature Preserve: 9.7 mi
  • Fern Tor: 10.0 mi
  • West Mountain State Forest: 10.8 mi
Parks
  • Godfrey Park: 2.5 mi
  • Tribute Gardens: 3.1 mi
  • Village Green: 3.1 mi
  • Pleasant Valley Memorial Park: 4.1 mi
  • Pleasant Valley Memorial Park: 4.1 mi
Historic sites: 59
  • World War Memorial Park: 9.1 mi
  • Dudley Memorial Plaza: 9.3 mi
  • William W Smith Memorial: 9.4 mi
  • Fallen Fire Fighters Memorials: 9.7 mi
  • Malcolm X Park: 9.9 mi
Museums: 42
Gardens: 25
Cliffs: 25
Waterfalls: 24
  • LG waterfall: 11.4 mi
  • Cascades: 13.1 mi
  • Kent Falls: 17.1 mi
  • Hatch Brook Falls: 19.2 mi
  • Quaker Brook Falls: 19.5 mi
Beaches: 24
  • East Cove Beach: 11.5 mi
  • West Cove Beach: 11.5 mi
  • North Landing Beach: 11.6 mi
  • Private Beach: 12.1 mi
  • Berean Park Beach: 12.4 mi
Attractions: 16
  • wings castle: 6.8 mi
  • Dover Stone Church: 8.1 mi
  • Headless Horseman Hayrides and Haunted Houses: 13.5 mi
  • Hudson River Cruises: 16.6 mi
  • Huguenot Street Historic District: 17.7 mi
Artworks: 14
  • Frankiln Delano Roosevelt: 9.8 mi
  • Mitchell Gate: 9.8 mi
  • Winston Chruchill: 9.9 mi
  • Franlin Delano Roosevelt: 9.9 mi
  • Evelyn Rimai Fisher Sculpture: 10.0 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Stormville Rest Area: 14.4 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 14.5 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Picnic sites: 1
Lighthouses: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Sheldon Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HilltopW 275°862 m11.8 mi
Preston HillESE 105°442 m12.1 mi
North Preston HillESE 101°441 m12.1 mi
Clove MountainSSE 151°426 m5.4 mi
Cobble MountainE 83°426 m12.6 mi
Chapel Pond HillESE 102°426 m12.7 mi
Dennis HillSE 139°416 m9.2 mi
East MountainE 101°406 m11.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3119:07
June solstice05:2119:5220:34
September equinox06:4318:1718:54
December solstice07:2015:4316:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252836475866716962514031
Precip in3.33.13.73.53.54.13.84.64.64.23.54.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Millbrook 3 W, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 965017 — Sheldon Hill, Dutchess County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357589295

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